by Mark McNally | Mar 14, 2021 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
Just learned that a close family friend lost his previously healthy father to COVID. If we learned anything from the pandemic… it’s that time is precious. Facing our own mortality has a side effect of taking stock of your priorities… of wanting to...
by Mark McNally | Mar 1, 2021 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
POUND SAND… That’s what the junior startup employee would say. If they only knew… As a serial startup exec/entrepreneur. I know the pitch (guilty), it goes something like this:”Come on, team… Today you’ll do things that others will not do so that...
by Mark McNally | Feb 25, 2021 | SaysMark
Was a pleasure to join Mari-lyn on her podcast, “Creating an Impactful Legacy”. Mari-Lyn does great work and I loved the opportunity to talk about the what and why of making your venture “people first”. Thanks Mari-Lyn Harris. Keep...
by Mark McNally | Feb 18, 2021 | SaysMark
I had dinner with Sheldon Adelson once. ~ 2000 He passed recently. I don’t know how many people know what an amazing success story he is and person he was. When I met him, my first company had gone public and my CEO, while not a drinker or partier… was an...
by Mark McNally | Feb 15, 2021 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
I have my list of proud accomplishments, I have my list of failures, that I used to not want to talk about. I truly have come to embrace my entire journey in recent years. My entire journey is filled w experiences and lessons that make me the unique man and executive...
by Mark McNally | Feb 11, 2021 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
I am a recovering perfectionist. I am guilty in the past of wasting my time and my teams time to get it just right. The fact of the matter is, most of the times we kicked off these projects, the initial meeting or email was 85% right and had most of the good ideas....
by Mark McNally | Feb 8, 2021 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
That means we communicate openly inside and outside our organization, nothing held back. Everyone has a voice and everyone’s voice matters. We push the boundaries of comfort and engage in difficult conversation that leads to the best answer. With everyone...
by Mark McNally | Feb 3, 2021 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
We leverage the power of the crowd. Simple. That means we pursue everything by means of the crowd. We start early with crowd-interaction, putting our best ideas out in public discussions. Letting the crowd tear, them apart and make them better. We recruit from the...
by Mark McNally | Jan 30, 2021 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
What does that mean? That means people matter most. It means empowering greatness in the people around us, makes us thrive. Collaborators, creators, customers, investors, partners, you get what you give. And we give our all. Team: Finding the right people matters more...
by Mark McNally | Jan 27, 2021 | SaysMark, SaysNobody
What does that mean? Well, we have a core belief that the current startup blueprint has lost its mojo. We are capital, time, and talent efficient. That means we execute on the rapid, frugal, disruptive creation of value. Too much money to early spoils the value...
